David Goble wrote:
 
     "looking at your hive to much, will create stress, which will cause
     disease or swarming, etc."
 
     As a hobbyist, I try to get into my hives every week.  I have not had
     a swarm in 15 years of keeping bees.  Nor have I had disease problems.
     It really depends a lot on how you handle the bees.  I use a minimum
     of smoke and slow deliberate movements.  I have watched a queen laying
     eggs as I held the frame, I have seen "dancing" workers.  I really
     doubt that 'such' manipulations increase swarming.  Plus I have never
     heard that ample supering would do more than reduce the incidence of
     swarming.
 
     Tom Elliott
     Eagle River,  Alaska